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.Ajman.
9 - " The a ; uthorit y of the Sheikh only extends 2 miles inland, and, upon
' the sea, miles South-West and 2^ miles North-East, embracing on the
last-mentioned side part of the tract called Zora : his dominions are thus an
enclave An area of land belonging to one country and entirely surrounded by land of just one other country. in Sharjah territory. There is no dependent village, and no Bedouin tribe Lor. II, 53-4.
Xfifl v % owes allegiance to the bheikh, who is of the Qaratisah section of the Na'im : a
i leU political alliance and friendly relations, however, generally subsist between the
^ its W inhabitants of Ajman and the people of Baraimi."
' B* ^ ^ ^mm-al- Qaiwain.
The Sheikhdom has no clearly defined boundaries, but it forms an
0 'its For® enclave An area of land belonging to one country and entirely surrounded by land of just one other country. in Sharjah territory. On the coast it reaches North-East to Jazirat-al-
Hamra and South-West part of the way to Hamriyah : the Siniyah island formed Lor II
by Khor-al-Baidhah is thus included in it." Falaj A1 Ali (or Falai), about 16 1474 -6.'
[ miles South-East of Umm-al-Qaiwain town and perhaps 8 miles North-West of
Dhaid village, is the only place of importance not on the coast which belongs to
Umm-al-Qaiwain.
occupied^-.' Ras-al-Khaimah.
Gulf fro m 11 * At the date of compilation of Lorimer's Gazetteer Ras-al-Khaimah
v^as under the control of Sharjah and constituted the Northernmost district
in that principality. It has since again become an independent State. Lor II
It is described by Lorimer as " divided from the Ruus-al-Jibal district of the 1004 -5.'
Oman Sultanate on the North-East by a line which runs obliquely from Ras-ash-
Sha am on the West coast of the promontory to a point between the village of
Dibah proper and Bai'ah on the East coast. On the West, from Ras-ash-Sha'am
on the North to the South end of Jazirat-al-Hamra on the South, it is bounded by
... the sea; and thence by a line, of which the course is indefinite, drawn across the
districts to tie*: desert to the Southern extremity of the Jiri Plain. The South-East limit is an
inland limit of In imaginary line connecting the South end of Jiri with the East coast at a point
theJafaralidffli immediately south of Dibah." The town of Dibah and village of Wamm were
AhnTMilu* at tlle date Lorimer's Gazetteer exempt from the jurisdiction of the Deputy
; ; Governor (on behalf of Sharjah) and held in fief by a Wali who was first cousin
ue ruiersoii-: 0 f gheikti of Sharjah.
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Independent Oman.
teerManv. ^ ^is consisted in 1905 of a small tract lying between the Oman Sultanate Lor. II, 1368
and Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , consisting chiefly of the districts of Jau and Mahadhah " which
is not subject to any recognised ruler and may therefore be styled Independent
East to w l Oman." It includes the important oasis of Baraimi.
. } 3 - The . boundaries of Jau are indefinite, but the tract embraces Jabul Hafit, Lor TT
with the villages near the southern end of that range. It includes, at its north- 931I3,'
lapiaieiii western and most important part, the oasis of Baraimi, which lies a little south of 260-5!
isis, oiu wib a straight line drawn between the towns of Sohar and Abu Dhabi, about 65 miles
a fL west south of the former and 85 miles east by south of the latter. The oasis is
Dhabi by tienearly circular and its diameter is about 6 miles. Its political position in 1905
Barainii« was as follows : " Baraimi is independent, but the influence of the Sheikh of Abu
Dhabi in the district is strong and increasing. The ruins of the fort at Muraijib
bear witness to the hereditary connection of his family with Baraimi, and he has
recently acquired and is now engaged in developing an estate at Jahali, while
Masudi is being formed into a village by his eldest son. Moreover, a regular
tribute ... is paid him by the Dhawahir, who are numerically a majority in the
Ihaiklidoiiis of f oasis. At the present time the Sheikh could probably seize Baraimi if he wished to
[ part of^ dosp. but his policy appears to be one of pacific penetration. The Nairn are the
Jbraeeew^ 11 -' o^ginal owners of the oasis and possession of the fort in Baraimi village still gives
them prestige and a local superiority over the Dhawahir. A few Manasir of the
Abu Khail section frequent the Baraimi oasis or its neighbourhood in summer."
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14. Mahadhah is described as a plain in the heart of the Oman promontory, the Lor. II,
n mv uu '- headquarters of the Beni Khab tribe, which, together with Jau, forms the greater m 7 - 2 !-
" a jDf' 1 - P ar t of Independent Oman. Mahadhah is probably situated 15-20 miles north-east
of the Baraimi oasis, but its exact position is uncertain. Its level is said to be
eo/ somewhat higher than that of Baraimi and its extent is described as about 6 miles
3D till; 1 : in any direction.
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